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Truckman4life said:
Are titles hard to get up there?
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Basically impossible since COVID shut down our state patrol inspections. There is a process to file for "ownership in doubt" if it is a complete vehicle and inspected by state patrol, but now it is impossible to get an inspection appointment. The best I can do is the junk vehicle affidavit to scrap them after I pull all the good parts.
 
kennyw said:
Basically impossible since COVID shut down our state patrol inspections. There is a process to file for "ownership in doubt" if it is a complete vehicle and inspected by state patrol, but now it is impossible to get an inspection appointment. The best I can do is the junk vehicle affidavit to scrap them after I pull all the good parts.
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That sucks. We just call the county sheriff dispatch and they send over a deputy and he writes you up a vin inspection right there. Dmv lady at the courthouse is easy peasy to deal with too.

Last time I needed a sheriff to sign off a fix it ticket for mudflaps I got from a highway patrol cop it was my neighbor from a mile down the road.
 
That is a quick way to end your day.
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Saturday, I was removing ivy behind the machine shop with the box blade when something hit the hydraulic intake tube and bent one side until the hose ripped. The dealer was closed and nothing in my area carried the correct size hose. I was able to bend the tubing back into alignment.

Sunday, we pulled the tractor out with the Tacoma to get it winched up onto the trailer and home. Monday, I will check with the dealer on getting the correct hose.
 
kennyw said:
That is a quick way to end your day.
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Saturday, I was removing ivy behind the machine shop with the box blade when something hit the hydraulic intake tube and bent one side until the hose ripped. The dealer was closed and nothing in my area carried the correct size hose. I was able to bend the tubing back into alignment.

Sunday, we pulled the tractor out with the Tacoma to get it winched up onto the trailer and home. Monday, I will check with the dealer on getting the correct hose.
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If the pipes were aligned again you could use stretch tape to get you by until you get the proper hose.
I used it on my big rig many times.
It takes the oil, fuel, pressure of hydraulic,..
Even heat from coolant
 
imiceman44 said:
If the pipes were aligned again you could use stretch tape to get you by until you get the proper hose.
I used it on my big rig many times.
It takes the oil, fuel, pressure of hydraulic,..
Even heat from coolant
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The only down side is losing $100+ worth of hydraulic oil when I fix it again.
 
Up until I got to the top rail and ladder, I thought it was great. But it is still good for the price point.
 
kennyw said:
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Nice, our friends have this one:

It seems to be perfect size and depth for 3-8yr olds. i’ll probably pull the trigger on it soon, once I can figure out a spot to out it.

Yours is much bigger and more serious. Will you keep it assembled year-round or pack up for winter?
 
The plan is to winterize and keep it up. We don't get much more than a couple weeks of freezing weather on average. I can probably also repurpose the horse trough water heaters to keep it from freezing.
 
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